On December 15, the California Redistricting Commission finished determining who the 14 commissioners will be. None of them is a member of any party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. There are five Democrats, five Republicans, and 4 independents.
The Iowa Constitution says that judges “shall at such judicial election stand for retention for office on a separate ballot which shall submit the question of whether such judges shall be retained in office for the tenure prescribed for such … Continue reading
On December 14, the Libertarian Party filed this petition for a rehearing en banc in Barr v Galvin, 09-2426, the case concerning whether Bob Barr should have been on the Massachusetts ballot in 2008. The party had won this case … Continue reading
On May 19, 2009, a very significant case was argued in the 2nd circuit, over the right to circulate a petition. Almost 19 months have passed, and still there is no opinion. The case is Maslow v Board of Elections … Continue reading
Back on December 17, 2009, a 3-judge U.S. District Court ruled that Dallas County, Texas, cannot continue using eSlate vote-counting machines unless it gets permission from the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department. The lawsuit had been filed … Continue reading
